Operation Sudden Fall
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Operation Sudden Fall was a joint operation between the United States Drug Enforcement Agency and San Diego State University campus police. It was the largest campus drug bust in San Diego County history.
On May 6, 2008, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced the arrest of 96 individuals, of whom 75 were San Diego State University students,[1] on a variety of drug charges in a narcotics sting.[2] 19-year Jenny Poliakoff and another student, from Mesa College both died of cocaine overdose on May 6th 2007 and on February 26, 2008, respectively. Those arrested included students in the campus's Homeland Security and Criminal Justice programs and members of the Theta Chi fraternity. Additionally, the Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Kappa Theta, Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity chapters received interim suspensions as a result of the operation.[3] Two kilograms of cocaine were seized, with 350 Ecstasy pills, 50 pounds marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms, hash oil, methamphetamine, illicit prescription drugs, other drug paraphernalia, 3 guns and $ 60,000 in cash.[4] That day, May 6, SDSU President Stephen Weber spoke at a news conference, while authorities identified 22 SDSU students as drug dealers who sold to undercover agents, and 17 others supplied the drugs. The rest of the suspects apparently bought or possessed illegal drugs. Authorities further found that students from 7 fraternities were involved in the drug ring, which operated openly across campus.[5][6] Some student groups, including "SDSU group Students for Sensible Drug Policy," protested the arrests, especially SDSU's decision to involve the DEA, a federal agency, in the operation.[7] One day later, on May 7, SDSU officials stated that only 33 were students, and that the inflated number issued originally included students arrested months earlier, in some cases for simple possession.[8]
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- ^ Mug Shots from Operation Sudden Fall. CBS News 8. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ "Drug bust nets 96 at San Diego State", CNN.com, May 6, 2008
- ^ Six SDSU Fraternities Placed On Suspension as a Result of Drug-Related Arrests. SDSU. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ origin.mercurynews.com, Six fraternities suspended in drug probe at San Diego State
- ^ signonsandiego.com, 5 are students; DEA took part in yearlong operation
- ^ www.fox6.com/news, Family of Dead SDSU Student Reacts to Campus Drug Bust
- ^ SDSU drug sting draws scorn, praise. San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved on May 8, 2008.
- ^ Officials differ on number of SDSU students snared in sting. San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved on May 8, 2008.
